Coast Guard Monk Seal transport

Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West | Date Taken: 03/26/2021
A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew works with their partners in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to transport two endangered monk seals from the Marine Mammal Center at Ke Kai Ola on the Island of Hawaii to their homes on Kauai and Oahu, March 26, 2021. The monk seals, Mele and RK58, were brought to the medical center in February due to requiring medical attention. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew West)